The Nuclear Weapons Law Association, Inc. ("NWLA") is a
not-for-profit association formed by attorneys and others concerned
about the proliferation of nuclear and other weapons of mass
destruction and determined to subject such weapons and the related
risks to the rule of law, particularly to the rules of international
law applicable to the use of force.

NWLA grows out of the work by Charles J. Moxley, Jr. in writing
Nuclear Weapons and International Law in the Post Cold War World
(Austin & Winfield, University Press of America, 2000), analyzing
the rules of international law applicable to the use of nuclear
weapons. A synopsis
of Professor Moxley's book follows, as does a summary of critical
commentary on the book.

The purpose of this website is to provide information and links as to
facts and law relevant to the question of the lawfulness of the use
and threat of use of nuclear weapons.

Professor Moxley's overall analysis as to the unlawfulness of the
use and threat of use of nuclear weapons is summarized in a report on
the subject which he principally authored on behalf of the Foreign
and International Law Committee of the New York County Lawyers'
Association. See Report of the Foreign and International Law
Committee of the New York County Lawyers' Association, On
the Unlawfulness of the Use and Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons,
(pdf) September 11, 2000.

Documents obtained by Professor Moxley from the US Navy under the
Freedom of Information Act relating to the issue of the lawfulness of
the threat or use of nuclear weapons maintained by the Navy appear at
FOIA
Materials.

The syllabus for Professor Moxley's Fordham Law School course on
Nuclear Weapons and International Law (Fall 2014) is set forth at
Syllabus.
Additional related materials are set forth in Syllabus
and Related Materials. This latter document also sets forth
various topics for research which appear to be important areas for
further analysis with respect to the issue of the lawfulness of the
use or threat of use of nuclear weapons.

See the Links
to a number of sources containing information relevant to nuclear
weapons law.

Several documents available through this webpage are in Adobe .pdf
format. If needed, the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is available
for download at www.adobe.com .